Security reporter tells Ars about hacked 911 call that sent SWAT team to his house
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No Longer Vaporware: The Internet of Things Is Finally Talking | Wired Opinion | Wired.com
No Longer Vaporware: The Internet of Things Is Finally Talking | Wired Opinion | Wired.com
“So Sande bought a new gizmo called the WeMo Switch, which connects to the Internet so you can turn on an outlet remotely. It’s also programmable. Using the free web service If This Then That, Sande created a script that monitors information from Yahoo Weather. If the temperature in his neighborhood hits 85 degrees, the fan turns itself on and cools the house.”
The Salivating Press | Digital Bond
The Salivating Press | Digital Bond
Ralph Langner: “it is difficult to understand the fuzz around Duqu and the water facility hack when all of Stuxnets vulnerabilities are still there, with exploit code in the wild, and an ICS-CERT that officially says it doesnt intend to do anything about it. “
Schneier on Security: Hack Against SCADA System
McCorkle & Rios 100 bugs in 100 days: An analysis of ICS (SCADA) software Derbycon 2011 (Hacking Illustrated Series InfoSec Tutorial Videos)
“Using examples from our findings along with working PoC exploit code and a scanner capable of identifying Industrial Control Systems that we are releasing, we will teach you how to research and find ICS software vulnerabilities yourself.”
Computer virus hits U.S. Drone Fleet
Stuxnet Introduces the First Known Rootkit for Industrial Control Systems | Symantec Connect Community
Blog post from the dude who reverse engineered the payload. Adorable. “Um… this is the first publicly-known rootkit that can blow things up.”
How Digital Detectives Deciphered Stuxnet, the Most Menacing Malware in History | Threat Level| Wired.com
The Internet Might Kill Us All Steve Blank
The Internet Might Kill Us All Steve Blank
Finally people realizing that you can burn out equipment and break buildings with the internet. Stuxnet etc.
Was Stuxnet Built to Attack Iran’s Nuclear Program? – PCWorld Business Center
Was Stuxnet Built to Attack Iran’s Nuclear Program? – PCWorld Business Center
Well at least I’m not the only person who noticed that building control device manufacturers like to have hard coded master passwords.